Evendale, Ohio; April 18, 2023: GE Marine has signed a license agreement with TEI (TUSAS Engine Industries, Inc.) based in Eskisehir, Türkiye, that establishes TEI as the in-country service provider for maintenance, repair, and overhauls of GE’s LM2500 marine gas turbines. This will include the ability to service GE gas turbines currently in use by the Turkish Naval Forces, Turkish exported ships, as well as several global Navies operating the LM2500.
Following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in August 2021 whereby GE and TEI began to explore additional localization efforts, this new agreement demonstrates GE’s deep commitment to Türkiye’s shipbuilding industry. TEI is a leading global manufacturer of defense power, leveraging its many years of experience supporting the Turkish defense industry, in partnership with GE. GE Marine and TEI have collaborated in Türkiye for many years and are now poised to play a critical role in supporting the Turkish shipbuilding industry for many more.
From bottom-left clockwise: TEI CEO Prof. Mahmut F. Akşit, Ahmet Kain, TEI Vice President, Business Development and Sales, Selami Yumurtaci, GE Marine Europe and Middle East Sales Director, Mark Musheno, GE Marine Sales and Marketing Executive.
“GE is pleased to be a trusted partner in Türkiye supporting Turkish Naval Forces with the LM2500 and the solidification of this license agreement with TEI. The significant expansion of the LM2500 MRO global network directly benefits Turkish Naval Forces and Turkish Shipbuilding Industry.” said Mark Musheno, Vice President, Sales and Marketing, GE Marine.
The LM2500 is the world’s most popular marine gas turbine and is derived from GE’s TF39 and CF6-6 aircraft engines. Currently, GE has delivered or has on order 31 LM2500 gas turbine onboard 18 ships for Türkiye. Programs include the Barbaros, Gabya and ISTIF class frigates (MILGEM-I), the Ada class (MILGEM) corvettes and the DIMDEG fleet oil replenishment vessel.
“We are very excited by TEI’s addition to LM2500 Marine Engine Global MRO Service Supplier Network. With this license granted from our long-term partner GE, TEI becomes an OEM Certified MRO Service Provider to meet the MRO demand of Turkish Navy as well as the Navies of several other countries worldwide.” said Prof. Mahmut Faruk Aksit, General Manager of TUSAS Engine Industries Inc. (TEI).
“With our planned investments in the field, we are quite confident that our company will offer its best-in-class MRO service for LM2500 Marine Engines with on-time-delivery, highest quality standards, low turn-around-times at competitive price levels. TEI will make special-to-project investments and gain the required capability and capacity in Türkiye with the support of our eco-system and existing in-country infrastructure. We strongly believe our strong commitment and cooperation will lead to another success story.” Aksit added.
GE Marine and TEI will continue to identify other ways to further localize key manufacturing processes, such as the assembly, installation, and testing of the LM500 and LM2500 gas turbines. This will further strengthen the localization and indigenization priorities of the Turkish government and defense industry by maximizing local content. TEI is one of the largest producers of parts for the LM2500 gas turbine, as well as a licensed MRO facility for GE’s T700 engine, used in Black Hawk, Seahawk, Super Cobra and Apache helicopters, and GE’s F110 engine, used in F16 and F15 fighter aircrafts.
About TEI
TUSAS Engine Industries Inc. (TEI) is an incorporated company established in 1985 as a joint venture of Turkish Aerospace Industries Inc., General Electric (GE), Turkish Armed Forces Foundation (TAFF) and Turkish Aeronautical Association (TAA). TEI, which has become an international manufacturer and a global design center today with the high-quality products and services it, offers to aviation industry, consistently moves forward step by step every day, accomplishing its corporate goals. TEI produced and delivered its first engine and engine parts in 1987, and since then, it has gained production, assembly and testing technology of aircraft engine parts and modules to our country. TEI proved its success in global markets with its reliable, high-quality production that meets international standards. For more information, visit www.tei.com.tr/en.
About GE Marine
GE Marine’s gas turbine business is part of GE Aerospace and is headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio. GE is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of marine propulsion products, systems and solutions including aeroderivative gas turbines ranging from 6,100 to 70,656 shaft horsepower/4.6 to 52.7 megawatts.
For more information, visit ge.com/marine.
For more information, please contact:
Julia McDowell, Marketing Communications, GE Marine Gas Turbines, [email protected]
Ozlem Aksoy, Communications Director, GE Türkiye [email protected]